US EditionQuebec chemical firm hit with $1.4-million fine over substance discharged in river
- A Quebec chemical firm, Superior General Partner Inc., was fined $1.35 million for discharging sodium chlorite into the Rivière du Lièvre in 2019.
- The company pleaded guilty to 12 counts of discharging the harmful substance and failed to report spills to authorities, violating the Fisheries Act.
- Jean-Francois Roux, the plant's technical director, was also fined $15,000 for his role in the violations.
- Environment and Climate Change Canada investigated after being notified of the discharges due to equipment failure in July 2019.
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A company operating a Gatineau chemical manufacturing plant was fined a total of $1,365,000 on Wednesday for dumping a deleterious substance into the Lièvre River in 2019.
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Quebec chemical firm hit with $1.4-million fine over substance discharged in river
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Quebec chemical plant fined $1.35 million for sodium chlorite dumping - Water Canada
The government of Canada ordered Superior General Partner Inc. on Jan. 7 to pay a fine of $1.35 million by the Court of Québec for violating the Fisheries Act. The company pleaded guilty to 12 counts of depositing sodium chlorite into water frequented by fish between June 27 and July 19, 2019, in violation of the Fisheries Act, a government of Canada release said. The release added the company and the individual pleaded guilty to one count each …
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